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Guenther, John K. (1915-2005)
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+ | John K. Guenther died |
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+ | Dec. 24, 2005. He was |
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+ | born May 7, 1915 in |
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+ | Hague, Sask. to Isaak |
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+ | and Aganetha. He be- |
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+ | came a Christian at |
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+ | an early age and his |
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+ | favourite Bible verse |
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+ | was Philippians 1:21 . |
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+ | He loved books, writing poetry, and playing the |
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+ | violin (crafting his first at age 16) . On Oct. 29, |
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+ | 1940 John married Nettie Neufeld. They moved |
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+ | to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., where they at- |
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+ | tended Virgil MB Church for more than 60 years. |
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+ | John worked for General Motors for 28 years , |
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+ | retiring in 1980. He moved to Pleasant Manor in |
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+ | 1994 where he said he felt like a king because he |
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+ | enjoyed the food, people, and playing his violin. |
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+ | Predeceased by Nettie; 1S siblings; son -in-law |
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+ | Gary McLeod; he is mourned by children Alf |
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+ | (Kathy), Ernie (Pat), John, and Dorothy McLeod; |
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+ | 12 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; 2 |
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+ | brothers. The memorial service was Dec. 28 at |
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+ | Cornerstone Community Church, Virgil. |
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+ | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] |
Revision as of 17:47, 5 February 2024
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2006 Jun 9 p. 27
Birth date: 1015 May 7
text of obituary:
JOHN K. GUENTHER
John K. Guenther died Dec. 24, 2005. He was born May 7, 1915 in Hague, Sask. to Isaak and Aganetha. He be- came a Christian at an early age and his favourite Bible verse was Philippians 1:21 . He loved books, writing poetry, and playing the violin (crafting his first at age 16) . On Oct. 29, 1940 John married Nettie Neufeld. They moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., where they at- tended Virgil MB Church for more than 60 years. John worked for General Motors for 28 years , retiring in 1980. He moved to Pleasant Manor in 1994 where he said he felt like a king because he enjoyed the food, people, and playing his violin. Predeceased by Nettie; 1S siblings; son -in-law Gary McLeod; he is mourned by children Alf (Kathy), Ernie (Pat), John, and Dorothy McLeod; 12 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers. The memorial service was Dec. 28 at Cornerstone Community Church, Virgil.